Memes

I stole it from imgur.

For years YouTube allowed content creators to post videos without any ability to monetize, and they harvested your data and sold it while they did.

Let me preface this by saying fuck YouTube. But they were losing money on YouTube during this time on purpose. They weren't actually making enough money to run the site by selling data alone. Their long game was to starve out any potential competition because they knew nobody else had enough capital to just give the same product away for free. The plan worked, hence their monopoly on Internet video hosting. Ever since they've been introducing more and more shitty limitations, ads, and anti consumer bullshit simply because they can. Google's monopolies really need to be broken up. Let me end this by saying fuck YouTube, and fuck Google, too.

I used to have a pixel art tut on YouTube, about 30k views. as they kept changing their terms as the time went by, in my disfavor, and in the user's disfavor, I deleted the video. fuck them.

What even is the first part of this? Where were people? They were using the service while it hemorrhaged money. Now they’ve moved past that to increasing revenue. That period was never going to last. Where’s the hypocrisy? What’s the uniform position these people have according to you?

It’s also rich how you assume everyone has enough to make meaningful contributions to every creator they watch on their own.

I would go a different direction and say that if, beyond the excessive amount, you just can’t stand that ads exist on the platform then you are entitled and think free content is your right.

when i used the default app it was just a bar at the bottom saying where and who posted it

and some people put reddit watermarks on their memes

though it might be something new since ive stopped using reddit

You're not the only one I've seen. It's pretty entertaining that Google's decision to neuter adblock plugins in Chrome then deploying anti-adblock measures on Youtube is pushing folks off Chrome.

Welcome back to Firefox. :)

I use revance on my phone just because I also used Vanced before it was taken down, works like a charm as well, with background play, Sponsorblock and everything

Edit: update URL

it's just better even as UI. you can pick all the settings:

• set default video resolution
• autoplay
• allow/skip ads
• allow/skip sponsor messages
• play audio only
• hide suggested vidya/comments/description (toggle)
• dark mode
• no tracking
• no email required for account
• toggle shorts on/off
• should homepage be trending or subscription feed?

I mean what the hell else can you want?

I've done this. I use Piped on Desktop and Phone and use SmartTube on my Chromecast

I did this with freetube

In the past, I didn't block ads on YouTube for the reason you describe. The amount has increased so much over the last couple of years that I had to start - multiple unskippable ads before a video are just not acceptable.

Instead I subscribe to Patreons (which I swap around every couple of weeks depending on who I watch the most).

Most YT creators are getting most of their money from the sponsors they promote. YT ads suck for revenue unless you're gigantic and with how yt will demonetize you for literally anything it's too unreliable too be sustainable.

Sucks to suck. I refuse to be advertised at.

I only started when a 1:00 video had 0:30 unskippable ads at the beginning and another 0:30 at the end. If the ad is more than the video why bother watching the ads.

I've also had moments were I wanted to see 1 specific point for a couple seconds, but just have to watch unskippable ads before I can scroll to the part I wanted to check (like a tutorial part).